Ode to Anime Studios – Studio Deen

Yep, it’s time to praise another studio which often gets dissed by others (following Pierrot). If you don’t understand what I mean from before the “Read More”, Studio Deen, once upon a time, got dissed a bunch because of what is termed “QUALITY”. If Reddit is anything to go by, big offenders are 2000s Deen...

These Ladies Are Underrated! (tag post)

Jenn left her tag post open to everyone, so I'm going to get it out of the way so that it doesn't suddenly die off as these tags tend to do... More rules... Please PINGBACK to me at Kate @ Melting Pots and Other Calamities. Or just Kate. And PINGBACK TO A SPECIFIC POST OF MINE....

Digging into the Mystery of Mysterious Characters

The "mysterious, incomprehensible woman" character type in anime is normally relegated to...well, a woman. So, I was thinking - is this type really as restrictive as we think it is? Can I trace it back to something? The return of Golden Kamuy (henceforth GK) brings the return of Inkarmat, the woman who uses her fox jaw...

Great Gals From the Anime World

This is somewhat inspired by Lita Kino's post. I've given more than enough lip service to my many, many husbandos, but great female characters are a rarity in comparison. So let's discuss a few I think are "great" and compare/contrast the reasoning... Ami Mizuno/Sailor Mercury, Sailor Moon Let's start with my favourite female character. Much...

A Magical 2017 pt. II (a.k.a. the Spellbook Awards)

This is part 2 of a post from yesterday. It goes without saying there are spoilers here for some categories. I also included some joke categories, so have fun reading and sharing your own. Speaking of awards though, I got a total of 100 likes on my posts on Monday. Note: If not specified, only anime...

Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu and Gender

[Meta context: First published on February 6th 2017, this is the first record of MagicConan14's writing in a WordPress style, slightly edited for better understanding and consistency. You can find it on Tumblr here.] People have already elaborated on Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu in regards to the feminine aspects, but I want to focus on episode...